Verb (used with object), : That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. ,The scratch marred the table.    From Dictionary.com. 

However, the project was once again marred by its sheer scale and rising budget.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Stanton confirms John Carter of Mars « Isegoria] Reference

His hands pressed against the windows, the oil of his skin marred the pristine glass.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

The weather for the Spring Game wasn't the greatest, and rain marred the proceedings, but an announced crowd of 5.600 still showed up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Around the BigEast Conference] Reference

As she gazed at the couple standing near the pool, a faintly troubled expression marred the serenity of her brow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Orchid] Reference

If re-elected, the Clintons could have a 3rd term marred and mired in 4 years of demands, once again of impeachment!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heavy turnout reported, few problems seen] Reference

A troubled expression marred Gilbert’s cheery features.    From Wordnik.com.  [Orchid] Reference

"Morrissey's greatest hits, quite good actually, but one track is completely 'marred' by yowling kids".    From Wordnik.com.  [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference

Apparently she wasn't great and the whole thing was kind of marred by a bunch of Scientology protesters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jezebel] Reference

It is 'marred' because the purpose is to distract from the words of Libertas as articulated at the launch, by throwing up a smokescreen of controversy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference

It always seemed kind of marred by the fact that you wouldn't know what process in the brain (or body?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Life] Reference

Has being kicked out marred your college experience?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rules of Attraction] Reference

Two of the pools had their reopenings marred by drownings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Pleasures] Reference

Echoing outrage that marred Thanksgiving across Wisconsin, Gov.    From Wordnik.com.  [SLAUGHTER IN THE WOODS] Reference

They are determined the emperor's enthronement will not be marred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting The Emperor] Reference

Every story about her is marred by the taint of professional ne'er-do-well Levi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bristol Palin’s Abstinence About-Face] Reference

The story was a wonderful read, marred only by its being fundamentally misleading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greenhouse Simplicities] Reference

But it is marred, to those who knew him when, by the artful imprecision of his new autobiography.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Very Model Of A Political General] Reference

Sulloway agrees that much of the past research has been marred by weak hypotheses and poor methods.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Born, Later Born] Reference

But DreamWorks still clings to the overly theatrical songwriting that has marred recent Disney pictures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Down By The River] Reference

The casket was closed at the family's wishes, though not because the President's face was marred; it was not.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Day Kennedy Died] Reference

Unfortunately, this achievement was marred by the fact that Americans were far behind in actual performance in math.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey, I'm Terrific!] Reference

And as standard-bearer of the ruling MDP, Roh is under fire for the corruption scandals that have marred Kim's presidency.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Two Koreas] Reference

There's none of the actorish self-indulgence, that taint of narcissism, that sometimes marred Rourke's earlier performances.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Perfect Casting Call] Reference

Satow, who is also a practicing psychotherapist in New York City, recalls a childhood marred by her mother's cruelty and neglect.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Doing the Right Thing'] Reference

Demonstrators marred the lighting of the Olympic torch in Greece, and Uighur activists tried to disrupt its route in Turkey last week.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Feels the Heat] Reference

Chen tells this tale of two prisons as a metaphor for Taiwan's inspiring but imperfect transition to a democracy, marred by mob influence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Escaping Green Island] Reference

They remember the restraining orders and midnight screaming matches that marred their own childhoods, and vow to spare their children similar turmoil.    From Wordnik.com.  [HAPPY DIVORCE] Reference

The country's 50th Independence Day and annual water festival followed a breakthrough in a three-month political deadlock marred by a series of brutal killings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Devil Is In The Details] Reference